This afternoon inside the home, the cause still unknown. The police say it does not appear to be suspicious. You can see from the video the intense flames shooting out of this house. Firefighters tried to get in right when they got here, but because of the strong smoke and the fire, it really kept them back for quite some time. Eight Fire Departments responded. When fire investigators were finally able to get into the home, they found the two victims on the first floor of the house in the same room. Neighbors tell us they ran to the home when they first saw the flames. I started to hear sounded like an elderly lady inside screaming help. I called immediately, i called 911 immediately. You are taking a live look again outside the home. A lot of crime scene investigators right now. Not yet being released but we are told by neighbors that the man was a korean war vet. Kristen thorn channel 7 Eyewitness News. A cab drivers medical condition caused him to lose control, jump a curb and seriously injure a pedestrian in greenwich village. A woman was on the sidewalk, she was hit, pinned under the vehicle. We obtained exclusive cell phone video that shows the chaos right after that crash. I could see her hand and her head was twisted. Everyone started calling 911, and there was one man that said he was a doctor and we needed to lift the car. So people started trying to lift the car but then the police said no dont touch the car, dont touch the car. The cab driver stayed at the scene and so far no charges have been filed. Investigators are releasing for the latest slashing attack in the bronx. The victim, a man, was attacked while sitting in a parked car on la fontaine avenue in the tremont section. The suspect slashed the victims head and ear and then ran off. Injuries. Recovery. Now to the weather. Cool, rainy today, even more winter like this weekend. Meteorologist lee goldberg burglary tracking it all. He is outside with our accu weather forecast. Reporter the umbrella on standby right now. Dont put it way for god this evening. Right now for good this evening. Right now overcast, a gusty wind. Look downtown, amazing over Staten Island and new jersey a couple of holes in the clouds but showers to the west as well. 58 degrees, at least we bumped the numbers up today. Long island and brooklyn and queens as well. Wind gusts over 45 to near 50 Miles Per Hour. Big delays at newark, a little less but substantial at jfk. Rainfall amounts a huge rain, light amounts from the city south and west, heavy amounts east of long island and a good batch of rain that swung through northern new jersey and into the hudson valley. A few puddles of standing water, nothing too major for the evening commute. Notice how the heaviest rain is pulling off to the north and east, and skies are trying to break up. But look at the rain off to the north and west. Futurecast will show a resurgence of the rainfall into the evening and even a rumble of thunder. A downpour or two before things quiet down toward midnight. So this is a timely lull in the rain for the commute. Still spotty showers and a thundershower tonight and a couple of those could develop toward the end of the evening shot of spring snow this weekend. Specifically saturday. Your 7day accuweather forecast just a few minutes away. Liz, rob, back to you now. We are going to turn to vote 2016, and with new york sudden in play as a primary state. Hillary clinton rode the number 4 subway this morning in the bronx. Secret service, photographers, reporters, they all packed in on the train with her. Surprising riders, as you can see, who snapped pictures with their phones of the candidate. On the republican side, john kasich, who is trailing donald trump, was also in the bronx meeting with supporters at mikes deli on arthur avenue today. He sampled a whole lot of food there. As for ted cruz, who is in last place in the polls in new york he was in upstate this morning and now about to meet with voters in brooklyn after less than lukewarm reception yesterday in the bronx. Campaign event in brighton beach. Rob . Reporter senator cruz is expected at this jewish bakery. The crowd growing in anticipation of his visit. Ted cruz is in last place here in new york but just the fact he is campaigning in our state at all suggests for the republicans how mathematically important the new york state primary has just become. An excited crowd of young new yorkers greeted governor kasich today in the bronx, shaking hands and posing for a few selfies. Hold on. It aint over until its over. I see governor kasich as the perfect representation of america going toward growth. Im here because this is the land of opportunity and i can see governor kasich able to provide me that. Reporter kasich is running and is banking on a contested convention in july. He is ignoring calls to drop out of the race and in a new ad, is targeting senator ted cruzs infamous comments about new york values. Ted cruz sneered at our new york values. Reporter cruz is spending a second day in the city with a scheduled stop at this jewish bakery in brooklyn and the key to the New York Primary are the men and women here. Reporter the texas senator is hoping for a better day than yesterday in the bronx, where he faced not only protesters, but also had to move an event out of a school after students there threatened to walk out, calling him racist and homophobic. Today he stayed on message. Our friends in the media tell us that donald trump is unstoppable in new york state. But you know an interesting thing has happened in the last we have seen this race nationally turn. Reporter now in turns of donald trump, he is actually laying low today but is expected to campaign upstate over the weekend. The bottom line is this, the goal for both kasich and cruz is to stop trump from getting that magic number, 1237 delegates. The whole idea of a contested or brokered convention is certainly far more likely. Again ted cruz expected right here behind me in just a few minutes. Rob nelson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Okay. Rob thank you. Now we get to the democrats where tensions are flare between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Today secretary clinton was in the bronx. She rode a subway several stops, talking to voters along the way. Meanwhile sanders spent this day in pennsylvania. If you want to question my maybe the American People might wonder about your qualifications madam secretary. I dont know why he is saying that. But i will take Bernie Sanders over donald trump or ted cruz anytime. Reporter secretary clinton did have issues with her metro card this morning as she tried to get on the subway. As one of her Campaign Advisers joked dont we all have problems with we invite to you stay with Eyewitness News as we continue to countdown to the new york state primary. Bernie sanders will be in manhattan tomorrow and we will have complete coverage. The new York City Council has passed a measure making it easier to control the costumed characters and painted ladies in times square. It is unclear what restrictions might be put on performers, but it could include limiting where they can pose for pictures or collecting tips. If you want to take a a chance on an unknown artist or seidl up to the naked cowboy, go for it. Officials plan to work with performers to create a better environment for both tourists and new yorkers. Students gathering today to remember a classmate who was murdered. Friends and family members came together to remember brandon lawrence, the 18yearold who was shot and killed early sunday morning in lincoln park in new rochelle. He was hit for a bullet insteaded for someone else. Steven desheer was charged with murder. Stocks suffered broad losses today. Banks and other Financial Companies took the biggest hit. It is the third time this week stocks have closed with a loss. The dow fell just over 174 points today to close at 17541. Disturbing incident caught on camera, a School Police officer seen slamming a student to the ground. Coming up new backlash as the student speaks out. New what super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. Before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. Just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. In new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and new infrastructure for a new generation attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in rochester, with worldclass botox. And in buffalo, where medicine meets the future. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow time for a check on traffic. Nassau county near the state parkway, traffic stop and go right now as it heads south and down to the hudson river crossings. 20 minutes away at the lincoln tunnel, 20 minutes outbound at the holland tunnel. No major problems at the George Washington bridge. Events today on the long is dead and another is under arrest. A driver stepped out of his car, another driver hit his vehicle and pushed him into the roadway. A third car then hit the victim and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The l. I. E. Is a very, very dangerous road in itself. You have to use caution, it is nighttime. Speeds are sometimes excessive on that road. Police arrested the driver who hit the victims car for driving while intoxicated. No charges have been filed against the third driver. And police are searching for a hit and run driver who queens. It happened in astoria around 11 00 last night. A red toyota hit the victim so hard he was knocked out of one of his shoes. Pieces of the vehicle were also found on the ground. Detectives are looking at surveillance video, hoping for identity. Prosecutors released new the third suspect from the Brussels Airport bombing. The footage is from closed Circuit Television taken minutes after the attacks. The unknown suspect was seen alongside the two other airport bombers, who died. 16 people were killed in that attack another 16 killed at a metro station. Delta airlines resuming flights to brussels from new york city for the First Time Since the attacks. The first plane will leave jfk tonight. It will carry glass boxes full of hearts folded by the airlines employees, to be delivered to the public memorial in brussels. One of the american mormon missionaries injured in the airport attack now back home. Two other missionaries who were with him at the airport are still hospitalized. The list of people accusing former House Speaker dennis growing. According to the chicago abused by hastert when they were teenagers and he was their wrestling coach in illinois. Hastert pleaded guilty last year to violating banking laws for trying to pay 3. 5 million to one of his accusers. He will be sentenced april 27th. We have hybrid cars and buses but could we see a high bred airplane in just a couple of years . Today airbus developing a small electric powered passenger plane. The companies are going to see if it is going to year 2020. Other plane manufacturers and jet engine makers are working on this as well, so it is a race to the finish line, right now. Wow. How about that . You know who has the most power in the city right now . Lee made it stop raining in time to go outside. The sun even came out for a second. How about that. Reporter and in time for started on time. A two a twofer. Reporter but dont abandon the umbrella. Really a wonderful looking shot from midtown to downtown. Lots of cloud levels out there. Even a little patchy blue. We are at 58 degrees. The south wind is kicking and gusting in spots. For a change right on target i wish we could continue the momentum, but we actually get chilly air working in. A tougher day for long island, heavier bands of rain and the wind gusts have been stronger. Everybody is pretty much in the mid and upper 50s, even approaching 60 in lake hurst and atlantic city. Look where the yellow arrows meet the red arrows and into the hudson valley. That is the first of two. That is why the rain is front goes through. We have to watch out for more showers. Have the umbrella handy for a shower. Even a thunderstorm. By midnight it will be widely scattered. Youll notice a shower around especially north of the city. The clouds are with us and they try to break up in the afternoon. Breezy, 48, 49 degrees first pitch at citi field. Still gusty and heavy downpours leaving the east end of long island from the hamptons to montauk. Also a round of rain leaving the hudson valley. Putnam, northern rockland and west chester. More showers are trying to pivot in across middlesex county. That is the second part of the system that will have to pivot through tonight. There is chilly air in the wake of the system and that will plunge into the area this part of the weekend. Watch the futurecast here again through the evening hours. Spotty, there can be a couple of downpours around. As we go through tomorrow a stray shower north of new york city. I think the clouds will try to break up, it is breezy, it is dry, temperatures are around 50 degrees or so then the cold air will come in tomorrow night. It will clear. Your temperatures tomorrow start out the day in the mid 30s to middle 40s and make a run at that 50degree mark but not as warm or mild as you say today. A shower or thunderstorm later on tonight partly cloudy and breezy up to 50 to 53 tomorrow. A stray shower around have to allow for early afternoon best chance north of new york city it is breezy and dry for the mets came. Partly to mostly cloudy skies, then turning chillier tomorrow. Cold air in place as we go into saturday. A storm pivoting around. Look at that map on saturday with snow closing in. Spring snow again, excuse me, followed by freezing icy roads. Well tell you if we might see any accumulations around the area. You just dont think that we would get any more days of snow this year considering the winter we have had. Reporter some places have had more snow days in april than the entire el nino went year crazy. Yankees on the field after a slight delay, by the way. Does it feel like you are waiting longer . And longer and longer for the subway . Well it is not in your head. Details on the growing wait times on platforms in your area. 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Sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes the one whos proven she can get it done. Securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons. Standing up against the abuse of women. Protecting social security. Expanding benefits for the national guard. And Winning Health care for8 million children. The presidency is the toughest job in the world and shes the one wholl make a real difference for you. He played just one season with the buffalo bills, but linebacker aj tarpley announced he is retiring because of repeated concussions. In an Instagram Post last night the 23yearold said he is walking away from the game he loves after suffering his third and fourth concussions of his career last season. He walked away from the game and a potentially big pay day because of worries about his longterm health. He said it was the hardest decision he has made yet. Honda owners double billed. Customers had their monthly car account twice this month. The company said late yesterday refunds are being issued and any Overdraft Fees people incurred, those would be reimbursed as well. Take washington power hungry dynamo and meet dutch harbor working class girl. Sandy . Reporter thanks liz. My pleasure to explain all that to you. Among so many performers, darby stang field has no trouble making her mark. But it may surprise to you learn this performers roots lie very far from hollywood and from washingtons corridors of power. Her character is sexy, smart and, up until now, very steady. As scandalous as the others. Abby has had a real consistent moral compass throughout the series of scandal for five seasons. Reporter so imagine darbys surprise when the actress learned abby would stop at nothing to replace cyrus as chief of staff. Crush him. Destroy him. Slit his throat and bathe in his blood. When i got that script i was like who is this character . Like she is definitely off the rails. Reporter the same cant be said about the woman who plays her. Because, for all her glamor, darby has a very practical side. She learned self sufficiency from her dad, a commercial fisherman in alaska. Like those on the deadliest catch. And the future star spent her formative years in the same home port where that series is based. My mom really raised us. My dad was gone all the time. So they taught us things like tire at a very young age. Reporter to earn her allowance young darby cleaned school buses. I grew up with like a real working class, hardworking upbringing. And i think that has led into the persistence you have to have as an actor. You just plug away and work hard and it can pay off. There can be no doubt about her capabilities. For the moment abby seems a bit drunk with power right . It is all an act for the actress who plays her. Darby remains as down to earth as she was before scandal hit so big. Tonights lineup starts with grays a starts with greys anatomy at 8 00. I totally want to see her on a fishing back in dutch harbor. She could do it. She owns an Apartment Building she bought with her first winnings from commercials. She is very practical. Love that. First at 4 00, fallout for the nypd. Top officials are reassigned, what an fbi investigation has revealed. Are you feeling like you are waiting longer for the subway . It is not your imagination. How much longer are you standing on the platforms . Caught on camera, a 12year Old Middle School student body sir, this alien life form is growing at an alarming rate. Growing fast, you say . We cant contain it any long. Oh that reminds me of how geicos been the fastestgrowing auto insurer for over 10 years straight. Over ten years . Mhm, geicos the company your friends and neighbors trust. And deservedly so. Indeed. Geico. Expect great savings [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesnt look good. No, not you. Ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. Its like lugging this around. 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The nypd and fbi looking into those relationships to determine whether favors or other considerations were offered in exchange for trips, gifts or cash. Today the commissioner transferred deputy chief david clone and deputy chief eric rodriguez. Two others were transferred and then stripped of their guns and badges. Deputy chief Michael Harrington and Deputy Inspector james grant. All, through their attorneys, have denied any wrongdoing. The commissioner explained the shake up at a news briefing this afternoon. At this point in time we have enough information we that i made today to modify and transfer senior members of the department. Reporter Police Officials took pains today to say that the conduct they are investigating is not believed to be systemic or widespread. But of course this case is not over. We are going to have much more on the investigation and the actions the commissioner took today coming up on Eyewitness News at 6 00 tonight. Jay burkett channel 7 Eyewitness News. Brandon marshall had to fight back tears today as he testified in federal court. Marshall said he feared for his life after several fights broke out at a manhattan nightclub back in 2012. He also denied that he punched a woman. Kristen miles is suing marshall. She testified she knew it was marshall who punched her because she saw his tattooed forearm. Parents calling for an end to the violence in new york the group has filed a lawsuit against the department of education. They say the department of education does not do enough to protect children when it comes to bullying and violence involving students and teachers. We spoke with parents who say their children have been victims of violence in school. It is very disturbing that the kids feel they have to go to such extent to possibly either protect themselves or that they are so disturbed with Something Else that they feel that they have the power to take these things to school to do damage to other students and possible teachers. Reporter the doe says it had a comprehensive set of programs in place to address bullying and violence. The Department Also says they work closely with the nypd to provide a safe environment for children to learn. The nypd will hand out the last of its new smartphones tonight. All 36,000 officers will now have phones that give realtime information on 911 calls. They can see streaming surveillance and mug shots as those phones also come with a safety feature that allows officers to hear gunshots picked up by shot spotter technology. Half of that money came from cash forfeited in a bank fraud settlement. Do you think you are waiting a long time for subway trains . You are not alone. An audit by the office of state controller found the mta wait times have gotten worse on 16 lines and improved on only five. The number 5 train is the worst with an increased wait time of 12 minutes on weekday evenings and 20 minutes late at night. The mta, is criticizing that audit. It claims the report includes misunderstandings and out right misrepresentations. The agency also points to its capital plan which includes improving wait times system wide. Well the Port Authority today announced a weekend closing of the bayonne bridge. The bridge will close at 9 00 p. M. Tomorrow until monday at 5 00 during the week the bridge is only open during the morning rush and the evening rush and commuters know next month the closure will start earlier in the evening beginning at 7 00. It will allow larger ships to pass under the bridge. It is supposed to be a friendly place for families. But two fighting over a parking spot in a zoo, all while the kids were watching. And a couples desperate attempt to reconnect with their children. They put up a billboard that said call me. And im meteorologist lee goldberg. A wind advisory in long island, brooklyn and queens. Watching some of the heavy rain maybe a rumble finding colon cancer early gives me the best chance for treatment. We got screened because i know colon cancer doesnt always come with symptoms. I was worried about the cost but got screened when i learned there are options. My doctor helped me find the right test for me. We got screened when we turned 50 and were so glad we did. If youre 50 or older talk with your healthcare provider. Theres more than one way to screen for colon cancer and its easier than ever. If youre 50 or older this is everything i have, my family. I got to see my dad die on national tv. They dont know what they took from us. People are dying. We need a president thats going to talk about it. I believe Bernie Sanders is a protestor. Hes not scared to go up against the criminal justice system. Hes not scared. Thats why im for bernie. A woman visiting the zoo in houston saw some wild behavior before she ever walked through the gate. An eyewitness who shot this video says a woman was standing in a parking spot to save it and somebody else tried to park there. When the woman wouldnt budge, this is the result of a brawl one guy tried to break it up but the witness says nobody was backing down until they heard sirens. One of two dangerous escapees from a psychiatric facility in Washington State has been captured. Mark Alexander Adams was found about 20 minutes away from Western State hospital. He and Anthony Garver broke out yesterday. Both were deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial, they were being treated by court order. Abuse. Garver accused of stabbing a her throat. Garver is still on the loose. It is being called a rather unusual but innovative and desperate way to reunite a family. A mom and dad paid for a giant billboard with a very simple message. Call me. It is to their children to reconnect after their son and daughter cut off all communication with them after they left the Church Reporter it is a desperate plea three stories high and 50 feet across. Reporter why the billboard . We tried everything. We tried phoning. We didnt know what else to do. Reporter phil and willie jones say they dont expect their two adult children, emily and michael, to actually call. It has been hard. I cant tell you how many times weve cried about it. Reporter the jones say they are out of the Church Scientology after four decades, but say their children are still in it. Our daughter got married last year and we werent told. We dont know when, exactly she got married. Reporter the jones say both children work within the church, their son at scientologys celebrity center, which has hosted some of hollywoods biggest stars. When i did finally get a phone call from michael he said i never want to talk to you again. Reporter the couple tried to track him down at the center. They wont allow us on the property. The security people come up and say you are not welcome here. Reporter phil and willie it is a scientology term for ending communication with those who are antagonistic to the church which says the choice to disconnect is entirely volunteer. Reporter your daughter is 38 ask your son is 42 . Yes. Reporter they are adults and could reach out if they so chose . You would think that. But that is not necessarily the case in scientology. Reporter in a statement the church says it is despicable these individuals would use a private family matter to promote antireligious hate and big guttery they say you are promoting antireligious hate and bigotry. Our whole message is not about their beliefs, it is just about reconnecting families and ending the disconnection, which is an abuse of families, we believe. Reporter they say they have little to hold on to and fear retribution from the church but what they fear more is losing their children forever. I dont know if the billboard is going to do anything. These are our kids. Reporter abc news, los angeles. You are looking right now at some pictures of ted cruz, live pictures right now, in borough park, brooklyn. Republican candidate ted cruz is meeting with voters there. He just arrived a few minutes ago. He is making making food. We have just learned former mayor Rudy Guiliani will be voting for, however not endorsing donald trump in the republican primary. Julian any called Rudy Guiliani called trump a better realistic choice than kasich. A much friendlier reception than yesterday in the bronx. Meanwhile coming up, princeton fires its lacrosse coach. The unsportsmanlike behavior he is accused of displaying. And the force once again reawakened. The first trailer for the in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. Like in buffalo, where the largest solar gigafactory in the western hemisphere will soon energize the world. And in syracuse, where imagination is in production. Let us help grow your companys tomorrow today at business. Ny. Gov ive been blind since birth. I go through periods where its hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. Learn about non24 by calling 8448442424. Or visit my24info. Com. Its mens lacrosse coach after a move on the sidelines. Video from saturdays game at Brown University shows chris bates hitting a player on the opposing team with his elbow as the player ran off the field. Bates was in his seventh season, he led the tigers to Ivy League Titles three times. The coordinator will step in as intrim coach. We all know new yorkers are serious about pizza. Check out this pie we are just about to show you. 8 pounds. 16inch pizza. 8 pounds. It was the latest challenge for professional eater randy san tell. He just completed his eating competition yesterday. This is at a pizza parlor in kentucky. He was able to eat the entire pizza, with the crust, in 45 minutes. About halfway through, im starting to get nervous. But it turned out good. Ims glad i didnt lose in front of all these people. The search for food challenges has taken him to 36 states and nine countries. 45 minutes . About halfway through, you would have to be constructed a certain way. You couldnt eat for a week and a half afterwards. You have to keep eating so it stretches your stomach out. What about the nathan guy that wins every year who is built like a pencil. You stretch it out beforehand. There you go. You know it is not bad out today. Watching showers negotiate and east. The sky changing every few minutes. Rain clouds as well. Most folks have been able to abandon the umbrella for a little while but it can still shower into the early evening hours. South winds a busy breeze, gusty on long island. That is why there is a wind advisory into the early evening hours. The heavy slug of rain still showering near fish kill and over in carmel and danbury as well. Now you see breaks in the clouds. Now there are more showers off to the south and west. A lot of these will try to fizzle as we go through sunset. That is why i say have the umbrella overnight for showers even a rumble of thunder depicted here in the next 7 hours. The numbers in the 50s and well cool off later on. Planner for tomorrow. There can be an early shower around, widely scattered. We are fine for the mets game, mostly cloudy at noon. Wind is an issue tomorrow, not damaging or anything. 20 maybe 30 Miles Per Hour gusts, temperatures in the low 50s. First pitch at citi field 49 degrees, the west wind is gusty. The heavier mets jacket out there will feel cool. Game the sun is coming out. Look how there is a resurgence of the rain blossoms again around 8 00 or so, pivots through the area. Tomorrow there might be a stray shower around, clouds dominate the first part of the day but it brightens up a little more in the afternoon. And especially as we head into the early evening hours. Cold air coming in on friday night. A storm pivots underneath us and probably 50 or 60 miles wide will pivot back into the area. When it comes down heavy it will be let snow. Lighter, it is wet rain and wherever we get consistent snow a slushy couple of inches. Most places will see wet snow, maybe scattered coatings around the area. But where it does get heavy a slushy inch or two. Rain cleaned things out, air quality is good. Sunday blustery, drier in the afternoon, chilly at night by the way both nights and mild as we head into early next week. Into the 60s by tuesday with rain showers. One more cool shot late next week and then spring on a consistent basis with really mild temperatures in the forecast. Not this weekend liz and rob. Well continue to update you on that. It is remarkable. Just remarkable. I know. Thanks lee. Just got to get these games in lee, thanks. What is trending on this thursday afternoon . Once again it is all about star wars. The first trailer for the highly anticipated film rogue one debuted. State your name for the record. Jen usher forgery of imperial documents. Lee. Reporter i love it. Rogue one is the first of the spin offices set before the original film 1977. Analyzing the trailer for clues including one big fan we know. Reporter how cool was that trailer . David navarro on a special mission for the jedi down. You dont see any darth vaders or jedis or light sabres. Hello, i cannot wait. You can just sense the excitement cant you . David is a jedi master. What a great review. He did it on vacation. He is back on monday. The movie hits theaters december 16th. Disney is the Parent Company of wabc, so we are going to be hearing about this a lot. We have about 8 minutes, how many times have you watched it . My sons watched it. A nascar latest controversy involving Dale Earnhardt jr. Is causing a stir for this picture. Junior loves eating mayonnaise and banana sandwiches. Immediately after tweeting the picture the internet goes into overdrive. Now dale wants people to donate money to feed hungry children. He has agreed to match up to 50,000. That is awesome. As long as you dont have to eat that sandwich. Not mayonnaise, nutella. Not my favorite. Moving on. Sesame street welcoming its first puppet in afghanistan. She was created to empower afghan girls about education and careers. And dress in full length clothes. Students in england attaching sam the mascot and launching sam into the air as part of an experiment. After going about 15 mills in the sky the balloon miles in the sky the balloon burst. Sam was nowhere to be found. What . So the kids and the police are searching for sam. Is that a science project that back fires considering the trauma of sam plummeting to earth and now wondering where he is . I think there is a lot of conversation happening at home with that one. Sorry, sam. As always check out the trend and send us your trend ideas using the hashtag. And still to come on Eyewitness News, the confrontation with a School Officer ends with a young girl getting body slammed. We are going to tell you what led up to that. One more live picture from the video in this next story is disturbing and shocking. A young girl body slammed by a School Police officer in texas. And now an investigation is underway by the San Antonio School district. So what prompted the violent encounter . Abcs brandi hitt has the latest. Reporter 12yearold Janissa Valdez said she was trying to avoid a fight with a fellow student when cell phone video shows the School Resource officer pick her up and throw her face down. His arms were around my arms so i couldnt move my arms. Do you think you were knocked out . I dont remember nothing so of course. San Antonio Rhodes middle school is now under investigation. I was upset because he didnt have to do that. Reporter valdez said a large bump formed on her head. You could see it more when she closes her eye. Reporter the 6th graders eye still bruised a week later. Shes dizzy with a lot of headaches. Reporter the School District said it only learned what happened after the video was posted online. Its alarming when we see this. While we want all the details, i want people to know Excessive Force will not be tolerated in this district. The idea is to deescalate the situation. Thats not always possible. But thats the approach we want to take. Reporter officer kim has been placed on administrative leave and is represented by the combined Law Enforcement associations of texas, which said in a texas, officer kem fully intends to with the investigation. Janissa valdez said she was suspended from school even though she insists she wasnt in a fight. Her mother wants to make sure students. In los angeles, brandi hitt, Eyewitness News. Theres still more news ahead. Eyewitness news at 5 00 begins right now. Out of control. Sluv exclusive video tonight of a taxi cab before it jumped the curb. We have new information of how it happened. And another busy day of campaigning here in new york. The president ial candidates taking on the city like tourists. Good evening at 5 00. Im diana williams. And im sade baderinwa. We begin with a developing story. An elderly couple killed when their home caught fire on long island. Theyve lived in that home for more than 50 years. The wife was in a wheelchair. And desperate neighbors did everything they could to get them out of the burning home but they just couldnt reach them in time. Long island reporter kristin i just spoke with a woman who says she used to bring communion to the couple here in their home. She said they were married for more than 69 years. So devoted to each other. In fact, she says the man took care of his wife who was wheelchairbound after she suffered a stroke several years ago. Reporter neighbors couldnt believe the flames coming out of the home on swezey street in patchogue, as the seconds ticked by, it just seemed to get worse and worse. Then we heard voiced, i dont know if they were coming from inside the house, it was too dark to tell. We felt the heat. We had had to back up out of there. My husband tried to get in the backdoor. The backdoor was locked. Smoke was billowing out. It was too late to even get near them. Reporter firefighters also had a hard time getting in to the house. Dozens of them responded but the flames and smoke kept them back. The cause of the fire under investigation. Reporter when the smoke and flames finally cleared, investigators found the elderly couple in the same room on the first floor of the home. Theyre in the house over 50 years so theyve been married for a real long time. He was a korean war vet. And he grew up in patchogue. Hes a native of this town. And theyve been living there forever. Police are not yet releasing the identities of the victims because they are still in the process of notifying their family members. Were live in patchogue, kristin thorne, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Turning now to weather, heavy rain hammered the tristate, but were not out of the woods yet. More showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected tonight. Snow could be in the equation for saturday. Meteorologist lee goldberg is outside our studio with the latest. A little sunshine on the George Washington bridge. Conveniently moving aside for the evening commute, the rain did. It will be away for a little while. Still spotty showers in to the
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